3354.09
Powers and duties of board of trustees.

The board of trustees
of a community college district may:

(A)
Own and operate a community college, pursuant to an official plan prepared and
approved in accordance with section
3354.07 of the Revised Code, or
enter into a contract with a generally accredited public university or college
for operation of such community college by such university or college pursuant
to an official plan prepared and approved in accordance with section
3354.07 of the Revised
Code;

(B)
Hold,
encumber, control, acquire by donation, purchase, or condemnation, construct,
own, lease, use, and sell real and personal property as is necessary for the
conduct of the program of the community college on whatever terms and for
whatever consideration may be appropriate for the purpose of the
college;

(C)
Accept
gifts, grants, bequests, and devises absolutely or in trust for support of the
college during the existence of the college;

(D)
Appoint the administrative officers, faculty, and staff, necessary and proper
for such community college, and fix their compensation except in instances in
which the board of trustees has delegated such powers to a college or
university operating such community college pursuant to a contract entered into
by the board of trustees of the district;

(E)
Provide for a community college necessary lands, buildings or other structures,
equipment, means, and appliances;

(F)
Develop and adopt, pursuant to the official plan, the curricular programs
identified in section
3354.01 of the Revised Code as
arts and sciences programs and technical programs, or either. Such programs may
include adult-education programs.

(G)
Except as provided in sections
3333.17 and
3333.32 of the Revised Code,
establish schedules of fees and tuition for students who are residents of the
district, residents of Ohio but not of the district, and students who are
nonresidents of Ohio. The establishment of rules governing the determination of
residence shall be subject to approval of the chancellor of higher
education. Students who are nonresidents of Ohio shall be required to pay
higher rates of fees and tuition than the rates required of students who are
residents of Ohio but not of the district, and students who are residents of
the district shall pay a smaller tuition and fee rate than the rate for either
category of nonresident students.

(H)
Authorize, approve, ratify, or confirm any agreement relating to any such
community college with the United States government, acting through any agency
of such government designated or created to aid in the financing of such
projects, or with any person or agency offering grants in aid in financing such
educational facilities or the operation of such facilities except as prohibited
in division (K) of this section.

Such agreement may
include a provision for repayment of advances, grants, or loans made to any
community college district from funds which may become available to it.

When the United
States government or its agent makes a grant of money to any community college
district to aid in paying the cost of any projects of such district, or enters
into an agreement with the community college district for the making of any
such grant of money, the amount thereof is deemed appropriated for such purpose
by the community college district and is deemed in process of collection within
the meaning of section
5705.41 of the Revised
Code.

(I)
Grant
appropriate certificates of achievement or
degrees to students successfully completing the community college
programs;

(J)
Prescribe rules for the effective operation of a community college and exercise
such other powers as are necessary for the efficient management of such
college;

(K)
Receive
and expend gifts or grants from the state for the payment of operating costs,
for the acquisition, construction, or improvement of buildings or other
structures, or for the acquisition or use of land. In no event shall state
gifts or grants be expended for the support of adult-education programs. Gifts
or grants from the state for operating costs shall not in any biennium exceed
the amount recommended by the chancellor to the governor as
provided in Chapter 3333. of the Revised Code. Such gifts or grants shall be
distributed to such districts in equal quarter-annual payments, unless
otherwise provided or authorized in any act appropriating moneys for such
purposes, on or before the last day of February, May, August, and November in
each year.

(L)
Retain
consultants in the fields of education, planning, architecture, law,
engineering, or other fields of professional skill;

(1)
A policy
or policies of insurance insuring the district against loss of or damage to
property, whether real, personal, or mixed, which is owned by the district or
leased by it as lessee or which is in the process of construction by or for the
district;

(2)
A policy
or policies of fidelity insurance in such amounts and covering such trustees,
officers, and employees of the district as it considers necessary or
desirable;

(3)
A policy
or policies of liability insurance from an insurer or insurers licensed to do
business in this state insuring its members, officers, and employees against
all civil liability arising from an act or omission by the member, officer, or
employee when the member, officer, or employee is not acting manifestly outside
the scope of employment or official responsibilities with the institution, with
malicious purpose or bad faith, or in a wanton or reckless manner, or may
otherwise provide for the indemnification of such persons against such
liability. All or any portion of the cost, premium, or charge for such a policy
or policies or indemnification payment may be paid from any funds under the
institution's control. The policy or policies of liability insurance or the
indemnification policy of the institution may cover any risks including, but
not limited to, damages resulting from injury to property or person,
professional liability, and other special risks, including legal fees and
expenses incurred in the defense or settlement of claims for such
damages.

(4)
A policy
or policies of insurance insuring the district against any liabilities to which
it may be subject on account of damage or injury to persons or property,
including liability for wrongful death.

(N)
Designate one or more employees of the institution as state university law
enforcement officers, to serve and have duties as prescribed in section
3345.04 of the Revised Code.

Any instrument by
which real property is acquired pursuant to this section shall identify the
agency of the state that has the use and benefit of the real property as
specified in section 5301.012 of the Revised
Code.